Katie introduces The Mummy (Stephen Sommers, 1999) by giving a quick plot synopsis. Darcy describes the VHS cover. 

The three go on to discuss their personal memories of seeing The Mummy.

Some analysis of the problematic nature of Egyptology ensues. 

They compare it to Anaconda (Luis Llosa, 1997).

They talk about the stars, especially Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz.

Then the three have a fun rapid question and answer session before wrapping up. 

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MJ introduces her nostalgia pick, Romeo + Juliet (Baz Luhrmann, 1996).  The four go on to discuss:

• personal reminiscences of seeing the film originally
• how it was aggressively marketed to teenage girls
• music videos & cinematic form
• the soundtrack
• Roger Ebert's review & boomer misunderstandings of the MTV generation
• was Shakespeare punk?
• would Shakespeare be cancelled if he was alive today?

Then the group answers the pressing questions:

• what costume would you wear to the ball?
• marry/fuck/kill for Leo, Claire, and Paul Rudd

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As per usual, the episode launches with a fun recap, i.e. a description of the original VHS cover art of The Matrix (Wachowskis, 1999).

Joe hosts this week (as the film was his selection), prompting Darcy, Katie, and MJ to share their memories of seeing The Matrix in its original theatrical release. 

From there, the four discuss: 

• the philosophy of Baudrillard & The Matrix  & his misinterpretation of Zion as "the real"
• The Matrix as trans narrative & the messy process of birthing oneself
• the wave of real-world violence in the wake of The Matrix: Columbine, the Matrix defense, and miscellaneous crimes 
• the role of violent media in the edgelord to alt right/white supremacist pipeline

Additional Resources: 

Lilly Wachowski on transness of The Matrix

The Matrix & Real World Violence

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